This statistic shows the percentage change in food purchased by low income households in the United Kingdom between 2007 and 2015, by food type. Households purchased four percent more confectionery in 2015 than in 2007. Carcase meat saw the greatest decline, 32 percent, in purchases of all the food groups.
Percentage change in food purchases in low income households in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2007 and 2015, by food type*
* Low income households are defined as equivalized income decile 1 (the bottom ten percent). Equivalized income is defined by the source as: "The income a household needs to attain a given standard of living will depend on its size and composition. Equivalisation is a means of adjusting a household’s income for size and composition so that the incomes of all households are on a comparable basis."
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Defra, & GOV.UK. (April 12, 2017). Percentage change in food purchases in low income households in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2007 and 2015, by food type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282347/food-purchasing-change-of-low-income-households-in-the-uk-since-2007-by-food/
Defra, und GOV.UK. "Percentage change in food purchases in low income households in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2007 and 2015, by food type*." Chart. April 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282347/food-purchasing-change-of-low-income-households-in-the-uk-since-2007-by-food/
Defra, GOV.UK. (2017). Percentage change in food purchases in low income households in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2007 and 2015, by food type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282347/food-purchasing-change-of-low-income-households-in-the-uk-since-2007-by-food/
Defra, and GOV.UK. "Percentage Change in Food Purchases in Low Income Households in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2007 and 2015, by Food Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282347/food-purchasing-change-of-low-income-households-in-the-uk-since-2007-by-food/
Defra & GOV.UK, Percentage change in food purchases in low income households in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2007 and 2015, by food type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282347/food-purchasing-change-of-low-income-households-in-the-uk-since-2007-by-food/ (last visited August 08, 2022)
